Slow Progress

Do you guys realize that the last "letter finish" (I) that I showed you on the Prairie Schooler alphabet was back in May?!  It seemed like J was taking a long time to finish--I did have to set it aside a couple of times for other projects with deadlines.  But, finally, here it is...

There is a lot of stitching on that pumpkin!

I did have another small finish, too.

This is Victoria Sampler's Christmas Spools--

quick to make and easy to finish.

The trick here is finding a wooden spool,

although I have noticed that some needlework shops

are carrying large "new" wooden spools.

I happened to have an older spool in my stash.

Currently, I have three projects in my rotation:

Satsuma Street's Forest

This is what it looked like last time.

And here it is now.

This seems to be going slowly because

it's over one, on 25-count lugana.

Over-one is usually challenging for me,

but I had to do it in order

to get the size I wanted.

This piece could be complete the way it is,

but I plan to stitch the entire thing.

There are four additional trees on both sides.

The second rotation piece is my 

ANG chapter's challenge project...

Needle Delights Originals' Ripple Rotation II.

Here is what it looked like last time.

And here it is now.

This seems to be going slowly because her

"Log" series which I did recently

 relied on Caron's overdyed Watercolours

for the color changes.

Here, some of these small squares 

contain six or seven different colors!

And since I'm following the colors

as opposed to stitching square by square,

there is constant page flipping going on.

It makes my head hurt.

The third rotation piece is,

you guessed it, Prairie Schooler's K:

I think it's a little strange

that a bird was charted in the

"K is for Kitty" box,

but he was so cute that 

I didn't want to change him out for a cat.

That's it from here.

Hope you had a wonderful weekend.

Thanks for visiting!

A Plethora of Patriotic Pieces

How's your July been going so far?  A little while ago I started thinking about some of the patriotic charts that I've had in my stash for quite some time, and decided it was time that they were stitched.  So here are my Four for the Fourth.

Little House Needleworks' Old Glory.

You've seen this here recently; now it's totally finished.

Blackbird Designs' In Full Glory.

Prairie Schooler's Double Eagle Sampler

from Booklet No. 8, American Primitive.

You would never guess this design is from the 80's,

would you?

Their stuff is timeless.

And here's my little display.

The Liberty Bell is also from Prairie Schooler.

They fill up my rustic box nicely.

I won't need to do any more patriotic ones.

Well, maybe I could squeeze more in next year.

My fourth piece is canvaswork...

Independence Day

from (can you guess?)

Needle Delights Originals.

This will probably be put into a box top.

Along with all these,

I've been busy filling out my

Entry Form for the Lake County Fair.

I'm entering 13 pieces this year,

but might only have 11 or 12,

because one needs tweaking

and another one isn't finished yet.

But I've got a few weeks...

famous last words.

So that's what I'll be doing this month

(along with J).

For my US friends, have a happy and safe Fourth.

Have a groovy July, everyone.

Thanks, as always, for visiting.